Yes. definitely. I have once sister who grew her hair to waistlength more than one time. another sister never allowed hers to grow beyond shoulderlength. She cannot stand long hair on herself. Me. Never past APL that I can remember.(and that was incidental not intentional)I really had no interest in trying to grow my hair out until I was in danger of losing it and then I made it a mission spiriturally and physically in 1999. It was then that I actually started to pay any attention to my hair whatsoever. Before that I chopped often to twa, sometimes 2-3 times per year...or if I was stressed, ill and too tired to be bothered with it.... did not deep condition, washed when the mood hit me and treated it with absolutely no respect Nor felt that I needed to. It was sort of like drinking water. I only needed it if I had nothing else to drink. Totally took it for granted. bonjour